The Portiuncula, located in the Diocese of Steubenville, is home to the Franciscan Lay Apostolate. We are humbly committed to imitating the Gospel life of Christ, and observing the Sacraments. Placing ourselves under strict and holy obedience to Bishop Jeffrey Monforton of Steubenville, and the Magisterium, we follow the Medieval Penitential First Rule of the Third Order of St. Francis, dated 1221 A.D. Our mission is to preach Repentance and Penance to all God's people.

About Me

Servant General of the F.L.A. (Franciscan Lay Apostolate); Hermitage Scullion; Former Radio Talk Show Host; Writer; Public Speaker; Former Staff Member of United States Senator Dan Coats; Retired Infantry Major: served with U.S. Army Intelligence in Vietnam and Europe; Wife: Karen (married 42 years), 5 children, 8 grandchildren ...
To request your special intentions to be offered up before our Eucharistic Lord in intercessory prayer, please e-mail your Prayer Intentions to the Portiuncula Hermitage at: hermitage@parallax.ws

Saturday, December 04, 2010

Planned Parenthood has nearly 100 Abortion Mills signed up on GoodSearch, receiving thousands of dollars per year. "Save the Animals" has generated thousands of dollars through GoodSearch.

Why not download the Portiuncula Franciscan Hermitage's GoodSearch / GoodShop Toolbar where 10% of our income is donated to Birthright, a loving alternative to Abortion?

We need to raise $120,000 to duplicate this Portiuncula Chapel
at the Franciscan University of Steubenville

What if the Portiuncula Hermitageearned a penny every timeyou searched the Internet? Or what if a percentage of every purchase youmade on-line went to support our cause? Well, now it can!

GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half ofits advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities itsusers designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get qualitysearch results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!Although this may not sound like a lot of money, if only 1000 of oursupporters use GoodSearch.com just 5 times per day for the year, thePortiuncula Hermitage would receive over $18,000 towards its mission ofspreading God's love!It's easy. Just download the GoodSearch – Portiuncula Franciscan Hermitageand Retreat Center toolbar at:

Website owners can also help by adding a customizable badge to theirhomepage or blog.

So please, make a commitment to browsing the Internet with GoodSearch.comwith the Portiuncula Hermitage as your designated charity. Set it as yourhomepage, or bookmark it so using it becomes a habit.

As well, you can earn money for the Portiuncula Hermitage by doing youronline shopping through GoodShop.com. It is a new online shopping mallwhich will donate up to 37 percent of each purchase to the PortiunculaHermitage. Hundreds of popular stores, including Amazon, Target, Gap, BestBuy, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop.com and everytime you place an order, you'll be supporting our valuable mission.

By simply surfing the web with GoodSearch.com and shopping withGoodShop.com you can raise much-needed funds for the PortiunculaHermitage!